Internationally, it is time to bridge the gap between primary and secondary healthcare services for the dying

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 142-144

  Murray, Scott A ^a   Jaan, Yang Kok ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Dover Park Hospice   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Community; Family physicians; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

DISEASE COURSE; DYING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NOTE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 42249109008     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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